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Viorst, Judith

Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever

40 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-2353-3 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-2354-0
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Isidre Monés. After Alexander gets sick from too many doughnuts, he vows to become an exemplary child. His attempts produce unbeknownst-to-him humor ("I use my napkin to wipe my mouth, not blow my nose"), but even fans of Alexander (of terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day fame) will find this story somewhat draggy. With his mostly black-and-white illustrations "in the style of Ray Cruz," Monés makes Alexander look like a believably imperfect kid.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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